Miniature opera glass telescope with red leather case.

Made:: 1800-1899 in Europe

maker:: Unknown

Miniature opera glass telescope, 6-draw gilted brass tube with mother-of-pearl decorative covering in cylindrical, velvet lined red leather case, unsigned, European, 1800-1899.

Details

Category:: Optics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1983-142

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy), gold plated (gilded), glass, wood, leather, silk and velvet

Measurements:: overall (case closed): 35 mm 55 mm, Overall Wt. 0.078kg

type:: opera glass, telescope - galilean and telescope - refracting

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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